Saturday November 17:

Teen Confirmation Class

All Confirmandi are invited to join

us for the monthly Confirmation

Class from 5:00-6:00pm in the

Parish Hall.

Thursday, November 22:

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We have

much to be grateful for!

Sunday, November 25: No

Lifeteen

Lifeteen will not be meeting over

Thanksgiving break. Enjoy some

quality time and delicious food

with your family!

November

Thursday, November 1st:

Solemnity of All Saints

Friday, November 2: All

Souls Procession

Join us as at 6pm in the Church as

we gather to pray and remember

all of our loved ones who have

passed away.

November 6-27th:

Diaper Drive

Contribute to our Diaper Drive

hosted by our Mom’s Group in

preparation for the Holiday Season.

All diapers newborn-size 6 will be

collected in the Parish Hall at Tues-

day RE and will be donated to

Gospel Rescue Mission.

Sunday, November 11: FFF

This month’s topic will be on the

liturgical season of Advent and

how we can prepare for Jesus’

coming at Christmas.

Check out pictures from the blessing of

animals at RE on pg. 3!

Upcoming Events

RE Spotlight: Susan Robinson

St. Mark RE Happenings

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I

RE Programs:

Kinder-5th Grade

Tuesdays from 4:00-

5:30pm

Junior High Youth Group

Wednesdays from 6:30-

8:00pm

High School Youth

Group

Sundays from 6:30-

8:00pm

Family Faith Formation

2nd Sunday of the

Month, 10:00-11:45am

Special Needs Ministry

K-12, Tuesdays from 4:00

-5:30pm

Adults, Wednesdays from

6:00-7:30pm

Rite of Christian Initia-

tion for Adults (RCIA)

Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm

Happy All Saints and All Souls Day! Flip

over to pg 2 for more details.

Mrs. Susan Robinson serves the

Tuesday RE program as the

Kindergarten catechist. Sue

comes with a wealth of experi-

ence, having served previously as

a catechist for several years at

St. Mark as well as in Leipsic,

Ohio. In addition to serving as a

catechist Sue has served as a

Lector since 1980. She also is a

Eucharistic Minister, a facilitator

for Welcome, and a Catholic

Daughter.

Sue loved raising her sons and

missed being around young chil-

dren as they grew up. Teaching

RE for Sue has helped her to per-

sonally grow in her faith, and she

recommends teaching to anyone

who is seeking to expand their

own faith formation. Sue and her

husband Bob are both retired. Sue

worked as a Registered Nurse for

over 36 years, and her husband is

a retired aircraft maintenance

officer from the Air National

Guard.

Her two sons live in Ohio as well

as her two granddaughters.

Many thanks to Mrs. Sue and all

the other

amazing

catechists

that serve

our RE pro-

gram!

P A G E 2

“Let us become saints

so that after having

been together on

earth, we may be

together in Heaven.”

-St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Some Wisdom from

the Saints….

The Solemnity of All Saints on

November 1st celebrates all

saints, those known and un-

known that lived lives marked

by virtue and holiness.

What’s a solemnity?

A solemnity is the highest rank

of a Church feast day. Solemni-

ties honor Jesus and those

closest to him and the work

they did to further the King-

dom of God. All solemnities

are holy days of obligation,

special days where Catholics

attend Mass to praise and

thank God for the feast that is

honored. On November 1st we

honor ALL SAINTS, all of the

holy men and women who are

examples of how we should live

our lives as Christians.

How do you define a Saint?

A Saint is an individual who has

died, whose earthly lived was

marked by holiness. By the

Church’s declaration of an

individual canonization, the

Church acknowledges that the

individual is in Heaven with

God. We ask Saints to pray for

us, confident that they will bring

our prayers to God.

Who can be a Saint?

WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE

SAINTS. A Saint is an individual

in Heaven with God and God

calls all of us to be in union with

him in Heaven and on Earth.

We are called to live holy lives

and strive for sainthood on

earth so that when we die we

may be united with God and all

the Saint and Angels in Heaven.

All you holy men and

women, pray for us!

We remember our beloved

dead throughout the entire

month of November, Many

practices during the month of

November take place to re-

member the dead, Making

altars with pictures of belong-

ings of loved ones is a tangible

way for us to remember to

pray for those who have died.

Just as we remember all of the

Saints that have gone before us

on All Saints day, we remem-

ber our beloved dead on No-

vember 2nd, All Souls’ day. All

Souls’ day offers a time for us

to pray in particular for our

loved ones who have died as

well as those souls in Purga-

tory.

This month parishioners are in-

vited to bring in photos of loved

ones who have passed to the

Holy Family mosaic in the Church

during the All Souls’ Procession.

Additionally RE students will be

invited to bring pictures of their

loved ones for the altar in the

Parish Hall for the month of No-

vember.

S T . M A R K R E H A P P E N I N G S

“We can, if we will,

become a saint, for

God will never refuse

to help us to do so.”

– St. John Vianney

“”You cannot be half

a saint; you must be a

whole saint or no

saint at all.”

-St. Therese of Lisieux

Take a Look at Last Month...

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I

Pictured left:

Some of our Middle Schoolers hav-

ing fun at Jr. High Youth Group

Blessing of the Animals at RE

Trunk-or-Treat: It was SPOOKTACULAR!

Father Callistus makes a great Miguel with his “Coco” themed trunk!

Check out our awarded trunks (left to right) for most creative, least to

look like a trunk and most original.

Our Tuesday

RE students

brought pets

and pictures

of pets to be

blessed by Fr.

John and Fr.

Callistus!

Pictured right: Our High

Schoolers participate in

small group discussions

which our upper classmen

help lead.

All you men and women, Saints of God, make intercession for

us.

Be merciful, spare us, O Lord!

Be merciful,

graciously hear us, O Lord!

From all evil, O Lord, deliver us.

From all sin, O Lord, deliver us.

From anger and hatred, O Lord, deliver us.

Through your death and resurrection, O Lord, deliver us.

In the day of judgment,

O Lord, hear us.

That you would forgive us and all those we love,

O Lord, hear us.

That you would grant peace and unity to all,

O Lord, hear us.

That you would give rest to those who have died,

O Lord, hear us.

That you would lift up our minds to heavenly desires,

O Lord, hear us.

Son of God,

O Lord, hear us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,

Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,

Have mercy on us.

Requiem Prayer

Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual

light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

Litany of the Saints Lord have mercy,

Christ have mercy on us.

Christ hear us,

Christ graciously hear us.

God the Father,

have mercy on us.

God the Son,

have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit,

have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity,

have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

St. Michael, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, pray for us.

St. Raphael, pray for us.

All you holy angels and archangels, pray for us.

St. John the Baptist, pray for us.

St. Joseph, pray for us.

All you holy Patriarchs and prophets, pray for us.

St. Peter, pray for us.

St. Paul, pray for us.

St. Andrew, pray for us.

St. James, pray for us.

St. John, pray for us.

St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us.

All you holy apostles and evangelists, pray for us.

All you holy martyrs, pray for us.

[Add your favorite saints]